CH 10 Key Terms

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety of organisms in a given area, population, community, and ecosystems.

Question 2

Gene

Answer 2

segment of DNA is located in a chromosome and that codes for a specific hereditary

Question 3

Keystone species

Answer 3

a species that is critical to the functioning of the ecosystem in which it lives because it affects the survival and balance of many other species in its community

Question 4

Ecotourism

Answer 4

a form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of ecologically unique areas

Question 5

Endangered species

Answer 5

A species that has been identified to be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range

Question 6

Threatened species

Answer 6

a species that had been identified to be likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future

Question 7

Exotic species

Answer 7

A species that is not native to a particular region

Question 8

Poaching

Answer 8

The illegal harvesting of fish, game, or other species

Question 9

Endemic species

Answer 9

a species that is native to a particular place and that is found only there

Question 10

Germ plasm

Answer 10

hereditary material that is usually contained in the protoplasm of germ cells

Question 11

Endangered species act

Answer 11

act that the us congress passed in 1973 to protect any plant or animal species in danger of extinction

Question 12

Habitat conservation plan

Answer 12

land- use plan that attempts to protect threatened or endangered species across a given area by allowing some tradeoffs

Question 13

Biodiversity treaty

Answer 13

An international agreement aimed at strengthening national control and preservation of biological resources